Intelligence Quote by Edward O. Wilson

“The integrative powers of the brain for the sensations that come from handling objects spills out into all other domains of intelligence.” quote by Edward O. Wilson — Download Open image

““The integrative powers of the brain for the sensations that come from handling objects spills out into all other domains of intelligence.””

Edward O. Wilson

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“[E]very major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.”

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“Overall, it seems now possible to draw a reasonably good explanation of why the human condition is a singularity, why the likes of it has occurred only once and took so long in coming. The reason is simply the extreme improbability of the preadaptations necessary for it to occur at all. Each of the evolutionary steps has been a full-blown…

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“Moreover, we look in vain to philosophy for the answer to the great riddle. Despite its noble purpose and history, pure philosophy long ago abandoned the foundational questions about human existence. The question itself is a reputation killer. It has become a Gorgon for philosophers, upon whose visage even the best thinkers fear to gaze. They have good reason for…

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“Annie Dillard was a pioneer in her Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1974. Among other notable examples are David…

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“The creation myth is a Darwinian device for survival.”

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“Human beings and their social orders are intrinsically imperfectible and fortunately so. In a constantly changing world, we need the flexibility that only imperfection…

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“Another principle that I believe can be justified by scientific evidence so far is that nobody is going to emigrate from this planet not ever…It will be far cheaper, and entail no risk to human life, to explore space with robots. The technology is already well along…the real thrill will be in learning in detail what is out there...It is…

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“To explore and affiliate with life is a deep and complicated process in mental development. To an extent still undervalued in philosophy and religion,…

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“Social intelligence was therefore always at a high premium. A sharp sense of empathy can make a huge difference, and with it in an…

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